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Tens of thousands travel as China fully reopens borders, Goldman Sachs to cut about 3,200 jobs, and more

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1. Thousands travel as China fully reopens borders

Tens of thousands of people traveled into and out of China on Sunday as the country fully reopened its borders for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis three years ago. Tourists from China, the most populous country in the world, spent $250 billion abroad annually before the pandemic, and many travel operators fell into bankruptcy when Beijing imposed strict border controls to fight the spread of COVID-19. But many countries are worried about the timing of the opening, which comes as China struggles with its worst coronavirus surge yet and lifts its zero-COVID restrictions. The decision to allow freer movement across the country's borders will allow foreign executives to return to oversee existing and new investments in China.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.